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Ryan Faulkner
(ryanf) -
BPL Forum Member

My Locale

Mid atlantic, No. Cal

About Me

My name is Ryan Faulkner, i am 17 years old, and have been UL backpacking for about 7 years. I have been inspired by hikers like Andrew Skurka, and Ryan Jordan, and have dedicated my trips to going light and fast.
I plan on hiking the PCT and AT before finishing college, and after I hope to get some sort of a career in the backpacking industry.(I havent quite figured out how exactly, but i will :)
I have some big plans for the future, but ill keep those quiet for now ;-P

Re: Alcohol Stoves...againI dont have this stove, but may I ask what problems you have had with it?
anyway what I use for almost all my backcountry cooking is a homemade stove (similar to the mini bull design elite stove...

Montbell super stretchHere are a few pics of my mont bell superstrech #2. I have been very happy with it, I think I have already mentioned the acurate temperaturee ratings in this forum and would also like to praise the...

Re: Cat cut/flat cut tarp?I recomend if you are making a tarp is to make one of each from a cheap material and decide which will work better for you. but I would recomend a flat tarp because of the versitility in having man...

Re: Massanutten or bustabout a 45 min to an hour drive unless in rush hour, but living in northern virginia cant stop me from backpacking
BTW the trails and skyline drive in virginia are famous in the fall when the le...

All Reader Reviews by Ryan Faulkner

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BackpackingLight.com Premium MembershipI am so glad I found this website, before this site I was carrying a 30-40lb pack, after reading the articles I got my list under 10, and after joining the forums, well carrying less than 4 pounds is ...

Snow Peak Gigapower TiGood thought.
I bring this stove whenever I need to simmer, one disadvantage of alcohol stoves.
I like it much, much, much better than the MSR pocket rocket, the 4 titanium stands are much more ...

Minibull Designs Pocket PuckI did not purchase a pocket puck from mini bull design, but from looking at pictures and from expeience from making other stoves I made my own flattened side burner stove. I like the overall design, w...